I am an ml supporter because the Tilapia have worked great for me here in central Tx. I have to tell a story about the Tilapia. I had previously , five years ago, built a floating dock on one pond that I handle. It was plywood over styrofoam planks that were about 2' x 4' about 12 " thick. Worked great but after this first year of stocking the Tilapia I noticed that the styrofoam was starting to appear all around the pond in small chunks. Come to find out , the Tilapia were eating the algae that had formed on the bottom side of the styrofoam and bits were breaking off. I went ahead and took out the floating pier and the styrofaom. So the conclusion is if you build a pier use 55 gallon drums for support instead of styrofoam if you plan on using Tilapia. Other than that I love the Tilapia for algae control and probable forage.
